EPA drops rule making it easier for power plants to upgrade without pollution controls

[babylonsister]

Boo hoo. They ran out of time.


http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/12/epa_drops_rule_easing_power_pl.php

EPA drops rule easing power plants rules

EPA drops rule making it easier for power plants to upgrade without pollution controls

Staff
AP News

Dec 10, 2008 15:40 EST

The Bush administration is scrapping plans to make it easier for older coal-fired power plants to upgrade without installing new pollution controls.

The change was first proposed in 2005 and President George W. Bush had hoped to make it final before leaving office in January. Environmentalists and the governors of Northeastern states opposed the measure, saying it would let power plants outside the region dump more pollution on them.

Environmental Protection Agency officials said Wednesday they didn't have enough time to complete the new rule. They also said a federal court's rejection of a related measure to control power plant pollution complicated the issue.

Source: AP News

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Good!! Forced to do the right thing against their will.